
PENN Entertainment Launches Stand-Alone iCasino App
PENN Entertainment, aiming to capitalize on the success of their theScore BET brand in Ontario, a digital casino-dominated igaming market, today revealed the debut of a dedicated iCasino App.
theScore Casino Launches in Ontario
Named theScore Casino, the focused online casino platform utilizes theScore branding.
PENN Entertainment purchased theScore BET from the Levy family in Canada in 2021. The regulated igaming market in Ontario launched on April 4, 2022, with theScore BET being one of the initial entrants.
Now accessible on Android, iOS, and desktop, users can sign in to the new casino app with their current theScore BET login information.
PENN utilized the same exclusive technology platform employed for PENN’s online Hollywood Casino, (which debuted as an independent app last December) providing a selection of online slots, table games, and live dealer offerings. This includes original material from PENN Game Studios, the company's internal development team.
Blue Jays Blackjack
The business is also utilizing their sponsorship agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays by launching Blue Jays Blackjack.
"We’re excited to introduce our dedicated iCasino product in Ontario under the well-known and trusted theScore brand,” said Aaron LaBerge, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Interactive, PENN Entertainment. “We’ve built a strong online gaming foothold in the Ontario market and are primed to deliver an even better casino experience with our proven stand-alone app.
“Our customer-friendly platform features more than 1,200 games, dozens of original titles and intuitive game play that distinguishes our product and positions us for even greater success.”
Market data from iGaming Ontario indicates that casinos held an 85% share of a market that produced CAD$7.125 billion in cash bets in February (resulting in CAD$280.1 million in revenue, where casinos accounted for 76% of that market).